Grameenphone Ltd has re-configured its
internet services into seven packages to better cater to the needs of the
different customer segments. The packages are expected to support the company’s
effort to provide “Internet for All” in Bangladesh.
Details of the packages were disclosed
at a press meet today at a local hotel.
Allan Bonke, Chief Marketing Officer of
Grameenphone introduced the packages.
Speaking on the occasion Alan Bonke
said, “These packages are designed to cater the needs of different segments of
the society. They are affordable and ensure efficient use of Internet. So our
customers will be able to choose according to their needs.”
Grameenphone’s internet package sizes
range from 4 MB small packs, for entry level users, to 20 GB packs for heavy
users. The 4MB pack costing BDT 2 has a validity of two days. A 75 MB pack,
priced BDT 30, has a 7-day validity. The 1 GB pack, designed for heavier users,
will cost BDT 275 with a validity of 28 days.
Among the other packages introduced was
a 250 MB pack, priced at BDT 99, a 2 GB pack for BDT 350, a heavy browsing pack
for BDT 950, and a 20 GB pack for BDT 2000. While the 20 GB pack has a validity
of 30 days, the other three packages have a validity of 28 days.
Subscribers need to dial *5000# or send
an SMS to 5000 with the specified package code to activate the packages.
Packages will be applicable for both 3G and 2G coverage areas. All packages,
except the 20 GB pack, will enjoy 1 Mbps speed while in a 3G-network area, while
the users of the 20 GB package will get 2 Mbps speed with 3G coverage areas.
Outside 3G coverage areas all packages will be limited to 2G speeds.
Commenting on the company’s ‘Internet
for All’ ambition, the CMO added “our ambition is not only to make sure that
every person in Bangladesh has access to the internet, but that each person can
find relevant content for themselves when they explore. The sky is the limit on
what we can accomplish given the opportunity to reach for it.”
Grameenphone
has an ambition to provide Internet for All in Bangladesh. The company believes
that Internet is an empowering tool and data connectivity can help the
customers pursue their respective goals more effectively. Also the spread of
broadband internet directly effect the positive growth of GDP. Therefore the
company put special emphasis on taking quality Internet around the country and
making it useful and affordable for the people. (source: press release)